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Catch a bird's-eye view of the city's best scenery -- from Pikes Peak to the Garden of the Gods -- under the bright high-flyin' canopy of a hot air balloon:

• $99 ($200 value) for a one-hour hot air balloon ride
• Pilot Gary "Burner" Born has clocked more than 3,000 hours of balloon flight time since 1981
• Launches across the street from Austin Bluffs Plaza, seven days a week at sunrise -- pending weather